escape

nouns

the act of escaping physically
"he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
escape, flight
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
"romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"
escape, escapism
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
"his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
dodging, escape, evasion
an avoidance of danger or difficulty
"that was a narrow escape"
escape
is a type of (narrower)
deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
avoidance, dodging, shunning, turning away
a means or way of escaping
"hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
escape
is a type of (narrower)
how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
"a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
agency, means, way
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
escape
is a type of (narrower)
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
flora, plant, plant life
the discharge of a fluid from some container
"they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
escape, leak, leakage, outflow
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
escape, escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve

verbs

run away from confinement
"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
break loose, escape, get away
is derived from
escapee
fail to experience
"Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
escape, miss
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
"She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
escape, get away, get by, get off, get out
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
"What you are seeing in him eludes me"
elude, escape
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
"We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
escape, get away
is derived from
escapist
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
issue or leak, as from a small opening
"Gas escaped into the bedroom"
escape
is a type of (narrower)
come out of
"Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"
come forth, come out, egress, emerge, go forth, issue